The only reference I knew of Menudo had Ricky Martin in it!Berethond said:
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Americanisms and British...isms?
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So you're right it was made from tripe.
oh no.... that's my worst nightmare, really. Some english accents confuse me to no end and it makes me want to burst into tears sometimes. I'm sort of getting used to the Yorkshire accent & idioms because the guy who sits beside me in maths is from Yorkshire. So you wouldn't have as much fun trying to mess with my mind. ;Dad5x5 said:
Not sure if these have been said after scanning the last couple of pages.
Dummy(UK) = Passifier, sp?
Nappy(UK) = Diaper.
Cot(UK)= Crib
Some of swears seem worse than Americans aswell.
Knob Head, for example, which actually looks really humerous when written down. We use the word Slag instead of Skank, although I have heard that creeping in recently to my annoyance. Bloody goes before words to emphasise them "It was bloody awesome" or "It was bloody shite". Knackered/Shattered are our way of saying tired out or exhausted.
Has anyone bought up Footbal/Soccer yet?
We say "I'm just going down the shop" whereas you guys seem to say "I'm going to the store"
It's actually quite interesting when you begin to think about it, although the same can be said just for region variations in our own country. I've heard on several occasions Scots or Geordies refer to babies are bairns, or fags/cigarettes as tabs.
Dummy(UK) = Passifier, sp?
Nappy(UK) = Diaper.
Cot(UK)= Crib
Some of swears seem worse than Americans aswell.
Knob Head, for example, which actually looks really humerous when written down. We use the word Slag instead of Skank, although I have heard that creeping in recently to my annoyance. Bloody goes before words to emphasise them "It was bloody awesome" or "It was bloody shite". Knackered/Shattered are our way of saying tired out or exhausted.
Has anyone bought up Footbal/Soccer yet?
We say "I'm just going down the shop" whereas you guys seem to say "I'm going to the store"
It's actually quite interesting when you begin to think about it, although the same can be said just for region variations in our own country. I've heard on several occasions Scots or Geordies refer to babies are bairns, or fags/cigarettes as tabs.
90% of the time, neither approach is better or worse. 5%, the American approach makes slightly more sense. 5%, the British makes slightly more sense. But curiously, terminology related to Cars is superior in the American.
Trunk/Boot: The first is also a thing that stores Luggage. The second is something you put your feet in.
Hood/Bonnet: The first is an object that covers something. The second is something a baby wears
Gas/Petrol: Okay, Petrol sounds kind of cool, but for functionality, Gas is shorter and simpler. Also, "Give it some gas" sounds way better then, "Give it some petrol".
Sidewalk/Pavement: You walk along the side. Meanwhile, you Pave pretty much any main traveling surface.
Windshield/Windscreen: It shields you from the wind. If it screened it, it would still be blowing in your face, it would just stop bugs.
Neither is better or worse, but I do say that America has the edge on car talk.
Also, Ive read a lot of "British only" words that are also used in America, just perhaps less often. I suspect with the internet, the 2 languages will start to coincide again. We will just end up with more synonyms.
Trunk/Boot: The first is also a thing that stores Luggage. The second is something you put your feet in.
Hood/Bonnet: The first is an object that covers something. The second is something a baby wears
Gas/Petrol: Okay, Petrol sounds kind of cool, but for functionality, Gas is shorter and simpler. Also, "Give it some gas" sounds way better then, "Give it some petrol".
Sidewalk/Pavement: You walk along the side. Meanwhile, you Pave pretty much any main traveling surface.
Windshield/Windscreen: It shields you from the wind. If it screened it, it would still be blowing in your face, it would just stop bugs.
Neither is better or worse, but I do say that America has the edge on car talk.
Also, Ive read a lot of "British only" words that are also used in America, just perhaps less often. I suspect with the internet, the 2 languages will start to coincide again. We will just end up with more synonyms.
We Britishers pronounce it with an A all the time. It also means to hit, as in:Soylent Bacon said:
Or:Dave Lister from Red Dwarf said:
Richard Richard from Bottom said:
My guess would be because its collected as a gas, oil is boiled in a refinery and each components are collected at their ebolition points, maybe, I could do more research tho.JackTHerbert said:
'bugger' in the U.S. is a very inoffensive term used to describe something or someone small and perhaps annoying. For example, if you were chasing a little cousin around the house, you might say "I'll get you, you little bugger!"
In the UK, the verb 'to bugger' means 'to have anal sex with'. 'Bugger!' can also be exclaimed at times of frustration (like 'Fuck!').
'geezer' in the US is a decrepit old man. In the UK it means something more like a real macho or solid man.
In the UK people call the bathroom the toilet, whereas in the US the toilet is specifically the fixture; maybe it's because in Europe often the toilet and the bath are in separate rooms? I remember when I first started working abroad, with some Brits, and one said "I'm going to go to the toilet," I was slightly put off! I thought "Well, you don't need to be THAT specific!" Packaging and advertising for toilet paper in the US uses the term "bathroom tissue," but no one really calls it that. In public places, the 'bathroom' is often called the 'restroom,' which is even more vague. I think we Americans have some sort of toilet neurosis.
In the US 'shift' is used almost exclusively to describe a minor positional adjustment. You might shift your weight from one foot to another, or shift your position on the couch. You can also shift gears in a car. In the UK it seems more to be just an analogue for 'move.' People shift into a new apartment, for instance. Once in Aberdeen, I heard this impatient mother yelling at her slow son "SHIFT! SHIFT! COME ON, SHIFT!" which sounded totally bizarre. But I guess she just wanted him to move.
On British TV they have 'programs,' which Americans only have on their computers. Americans call TV shows TV shows.
What the British call a 'Scotch Egg' Americans call 'the reason why British people don't get to make fun of fat Americans and our gross food like the rest of Europe does.'
In the UK, the verb 'to bugger' means 'to have anal sex with'. 'Bugger!' can also be exclaimed at times of frustration (like 'Fuck!').
'geezer' in the US is a decrepit old man. In the UK it means something more like a real macho or solid man.
In the UK people call the bathroom the toilet, whereas in the US the toilet is specifically the fixture; maybe it's because in Europe often the toilet and the bath are in separate rooms? I remember when I first started working abroad, with some Brits, and one said "I'm going to go to the toilet," I was slightly put off! I thought "Well, you don't need to be THAT specific!" Packaging and advertising for toilet paper in the US uses the term "bathroom tissue," but no one really calls it that. In public places, the 'bathroom' is often called the 'restroom,' which is even more vague. I think we Americans have some sort of toilet neurosis.
In the US 'shift' is used almost exclusively to describe a minor positional adjustment. You might shift your weight from one foot to another, or shift your position on the couch. You can also shift gears in a car. In the UK it seems more to be just an analogue for 'move.' People shift into a new apartment, for instance. Once in Aberdeen, I heard this impatient mother yelling at her slow son "SHIFT! SHIFT! COME ON, SHIFT!" which sounded totally bizarre. But I guess she just wanted him to move.
On British TV they have 'programs,' which Americans only have on their computers. Americans call TV shows TV shows.
What the British call a 'Scotch Egg' Americans call 'the reason why British people don't get to make fun of fat Americans and our gross food like the rest of Europe does.'
Shift - used in the US context everywhere but the car, where you just change gears, or more specifically "change up" or "change down". "Shift", also does have this meaning, though it's rare to see it out of the context of "shift your arse" in old police shows.bakana said:
We (UK) use TV show as well as programme, though since the world of computing is largely Americanised, computer programs are still programs, which helps somewhat with delineation between the two meanings in text.
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I've lost the quotes for these guys, but there's also some interesting stuff in the case of h: aitch is more generally used in the UK, but haitch also exists and is the common Hibernian (Irish) usage. Also on the point of Hibernian English and the US's ain't, it's not exactly formal, but amn't also exists.
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On another point, we "write to" people in the UK, in the context of posting a letter or somesuch, whereas (though possibly it's regional) you simply "write" someone in the US.
'Programme', that is. 'Program' is the American spelling, and is used in English only when describing computer programs.bakana said:
Incorrect. The correct usage in the UK is 'different from'. You will, however, find variations in both the UK and the US, such as 'different to' and 'different than' (both of which I find very irritating).
I hate fags, they taste like spotted dick.GAME OV3R said:i got a box of 20 fags this morning! =DYubera said:Yes it's quite funny when some people say "I'd love to have a fag right now".slash2x said:I know that what we call a cigarette you would call a term I can not type because it is considered a slur.